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<p>Research by Churchill Home Insurance published in the <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/one-ten-parents-left-children-8417339" target="_blank">Mirror</a>&nbsp;found that:</p>

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	<li>1 in 10&nbsp;have left a five to seven year old alone during the evening</li>
	<li><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">1 in 5 have left an e</span><span style="line-height: 20.8px;">ight to nine-year-old alone during&sect; the evening</span></li>
	<li>1 in 10 have been away overnight with no supervision for ten and 11-year-olds</li>
	<li>75% of parents confessed they would leave children home alone if there was no alternative when they had to go out</li>
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<p>Martin Scott, head of Churchill home insurance said: &ldquo;We urge parents to follow the advice from&nbsp;the NSPCC&nbsp;which is not to leave children alone, as those under 12 in particular, are rarely able to look after themselves.</p>

<p>Although there is no law in the UK or Ireland, children&#39;s agencies&nbsp;would like it to be illegal to leave any child under 16 unsupervised.</p>

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